Hand-brake.



J. F. OCONNOR.

' HAND BRAKE.

APPUCATION FILED JULY .1918.

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Patented Apr. 15, 1919.

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5 ggw Elf/ 7 f Arm w winding drum, of means for rotating said drum directly at a relatively high speed, and means for rotating said. drum at a relatively low speed but with a higher leverage ratio,

said last named means including a sleeve bearing mounted. on said support, a hand; wheel having a pinion rotatably mounted on said sleeve bearing, a winding drum rotatably supported on said sleeve bearing, and gear means interposed between said pinion and drum for rotating the latter upon rotation of said hand wheel.

3. In a winding mechanism of the char-- acter described, the combination with a member adapted to be secured to a car wall and provided with a support, of a sleeve bearing mounted on said support, a hand wheel having a pinion rotatably mounted on saidsleeve bearing, a winding drum rotatably supported on said sleeve bearing, and gear means interposed between said pinion and drum for rotating the latter upon rotation of said hand wheel, and means for preventing accidental reverse rotationof said drum and sleeve bearing 4. In a winding mechanism of th'e'character described, the combination with a 5. In a winding mechanism of the char- ,35 housing adapted to be secured to a wall, saidacter described, the combination with a' housing adapted to be secured to a car wall or the like, said housing being provided with a bearing post, of a bearing sleeve rotatably mounted on said post, a winding drum rotatably mounted on said bearing sleeve, means forpreventing accidental rotation of said sleeve and drum in one direction, a han d'wheel for directly rotating'said drum, a hand wheel rotatably mounted on said sleeve bearing, an internal gear carried by said drum, and unison with the second named hand wheel and coiiperable with the internal gear for rotating the drum. In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 15th day of June, 1918.

JOHN .F. OCONNOR.

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